Established February 1867. The territory had previously been included in Marion County. The county was expanded northward March 20, 1873 into Hodgeman County. On February 22, 1883 Ford absorbed all of Clark and eastern parts of Meade and Gray Counties. On March 13, 1885 Meade and Clark were re-established and Gray was re-established March 23, 1887.
The
first Fort Atkinson was situated on the Santa Fe Trail about six
miles west of the present town of Dodge City. The troops there were
transferred to Walnut Creek (near the present town of Great Bend) and
the post office changed names. The original name was resumed in 1855.
Kansas Post Offices, Kansas State Historical Society, 1961
Name |
Opened |
Closed |
Name Changed |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bellefont |
20 April 1878 |
31 August 1896 |
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Bloom |
23 Dec 1885 |
30 Apr 1891 |
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Bloom |
20 Aug 1892 |
20 June 1895 |
never in operation |
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Bloom |
17 Aug 1908 |
Still open today--- |
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Bucklin |
5 Aug 1887 |
Still open today--- |
from Corbitt |
site moved |
Colcord |
14 April 1887 |
29 April 1887 |
to Newkirk |
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Crooked Creek |
23 Jan 1879 |
25 Mar 1886 |
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Dodge City |
23 Sep 1872 |
Still open today--- |
from Fort Dodge |
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Eugene |
20 Mar 1886 |
23 Apr 1887 |
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Fonda |
22 July 1885 |
31 Jan 1890 |
-- |
|
Ford |
2 Feb 1885 |
Still open today--- |
|
|
Fort Atkinson |
11 Nov 1851 |
22 Aug 1853 |
to Walnut Creek, |
site changed |
Fort Dodge |
24 Oct 1865 |
31 July 1868 |
est. in Marion County |
|
Fort Dodge |
19 Aug 1869 |
8 Aug 1870 |
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Fort Dodge |
29 April 1872 |
23 Sep 1872 |
to Dodge City |
site changed |
Fort Dodge |
13 Oct 1876 |
1 Nov 1882 |
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Fort Dodge |
24 July 1893 |
Still open today--- |
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Morrison |
2 June 1886 |
31 Oct 1888 |
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Newkirk |
29 Apr 1887 |
11 Jan 1888 |
from Colcord to Kingsdown |
site changed |
Rolland |
11 Nov 1887 |
16 Jan 1893 |
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Reinert |
25 Mar 1908 |
29 Sep 1917 |
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Ricka |
27 Aug 1885 |
19 June 1886 |
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Sidlow |
16 Dec 1885 |
19 June 1886 |
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Snyder |
7 Jan 1886 |
29 Apr 1899 |
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Spearville |
11 June 1877 |
Still open today--- |
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Sunshine |
23 Dec 1885 |
19 June 1886 |
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Whitman |
27 Feb 1885 |
31 Jan 1889 |
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Wilburn |
9 Mar 1885 |
31 Aug 1911 |
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Wilroads |
12 Mar 1909 |
14 Oct 1922 |
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Windhorst |
15 Dec 1898 |
30 Sep 1905 |
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Wright |
24 Mar 1886 |
15 Sep 1893 |
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Wright |
22 Oct 1895 |
13 Aug 1904 |
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Wright |
11 Oct 1904 |
Still open today--- |